If you are interested in rooting for teams based on former Nats that played for them this season, here you go. (and let me know if I missed any - it was late when I put this together)
Brewers
Nyjer Morgan*
Jerry Hairston Jr
Wil Neives
Felipe Lopez
Marco Estrada*
Josh Wilson
Diamondbacks
Wily Mo Pena
Armando Galarraga (ok he didn't really ever play for the Nats but it feels like it, doesn't it?)
Jason Marquis
Phillies
Brian Schneider*
Pete Orr
Cardinals
Corey Patterson
Miguel Batista
Rangers
Endy Chavez*
Yankees
Luis Ayala*
Tigers
None
(thanks Steven at FJB for a couple more names - and yes, I cut the Rays out. Losers walk. Oh and I don't count the days of Colby Lewis in Spring Training. Only Major League experience and guys we've argued about his level of importance in a trade for years)
*FINE - on Postseason rosters. It's not like anyone other than Morgan will get significant time in important innings.
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Luis Ayala
Colby Lewis
Josh Wilson (both ARI and MIL)
Felipe Lopez for TB too, and Joel Peralta (I guess cut the Rays already?)
And Bartolo Colon/Cliff Lee have special places in Nats history.
Yeah I cut the Rays. Don't know how I left off Ayala. Completely know how I left off Wilson.
Colby Lewis?
AH I see. Yeah I don't count ST, but maybe that'll put someone else over the rooting edge in the AL.
Less than half of these guys are actually on playoff rosters - Morgan, Hairston, Estrada, Schneider, Chavez & Ayala. And if you include Galarraga (no longer w/ D-backs), you should also include ex-Nats farmhand Michael Martinez, who's actually on the Phillies playoff roster.
Are all these guys on their respective teams' playoff rosters??
I realized the playoff roster thing when finishing up last night which is why I said "that played for them this season" in the first paragraph.
When it comes down to it its really Nyjer Morgan and a bunch of guys that don't really matter. WHich makes sense given to be a former Nat means you played on some pretty terrible teams.
Well given Nyjer has played for the Nat AND Pirates, he deserves a ring in my opinion.
Pretty sure Hairston is on the Brewer's postseason roster... unless there's another Hairston who looks just like him.
Ok fine, there kind of is.
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